Gut Check

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Gut Check

• Right Here, Right Now

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• Then someone called from the crowd, "Teacher,
  please tell my brother to divide our father's
  estate with me." Jesus replied, "Friend, who
  made me a judge over you to decide such things as
  that?" Then he said, "Beware! Don't be greedy
  for what you don't have. Real life is not
  measured by how much we own"

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• And he gave an illustration "A rich man had a
  fertile farm that produced fine crops. In fact,
  his barns were full to overflowing. So he said,
  I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger
  ones. Then I'll have room enough to store
  everything. And I'll sit back and say to
  myself, My friend, you have enough stored away
  for years to come

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• Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'
  "But God said to him, You fool! You will die
  this very night. Then who will get it all?'
  "Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly
  wealth but not have a rich relationship with God
  - Luke 1213-21, NLT

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• Parable- an earthly story with a spiritual
  meaning
• Random Truth 1- When it comes to the calling of
  God in your life, never let anyone tell you what
  you can or cant do based on training or degrees
  or position

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• Random Truth 2- Almost all fights, arguments
  and hard feelings are just symptoms of the real
  problem. To find out whats really going on,
  look beneath the surface
• What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't
  they come from your desires that battle within
  you? - James 41

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• Assumption- What I got was from what I did with
  my own hands and my own creative intelligence.
  And the bumper crop happened so that I can use
  what I have to serve myself
• Two More Assumptions- Everything I have will
  last me for the rest of my life. And Ill be
  around to enjoy it

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• Fool without reflection or intelligence, acting
  rashly

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• Point Live Now
• Jesus didnt die on the cross so that you could
  have abundant life when your kids finally get out
  of school
• The thief comes only to steal and kill and
  destroy I have come that they may have life, and
  have it to the full - John 1010

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• Basic Truth of Life- Waiting for events to change
  before choosing to live full and free makes you a
  slave to your circumstances. Jesus came that you
  might have abundant life now, in spite of the
  circumstances
• This is the day the Lord has made, I WILL
  REJOICE and be glad in it - Psalm 11824

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• Its volitional. This is the day God has given
  you. Its the only one you have. You dont have
  yesterday- its gone. So you cant live there.
  You dont have tomorrow. Tomorrow on this earth
  is a promise that may never come for you. So you
  have 2 things This day and the ability to choose

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• Rejoice in the Lord, always. Again I say,
  rejoice - Philippians 44
• Context- Paul is in jail, the church is facing
  persecution and false teachers are splitting the
  church, causing fights and arguments

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• LIVE NOW